A 54-year-old lawyer and member of a powerful South Carolina family, Richard Alexander Murdaugh, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife and son in the United States. The prosecutors said Murdaugh killed his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, and...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against continuous use of bleaching creams, saying it poses an enormous danger to human health. The NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the warning while speaking...
The naira, on Friday, exchanged at N461.75 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. The rate represented a further depreciation of 0.08 per cent, compared with the N461.40 which it exchanged to the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative...
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, introduced the naira redesign policy to achieve a “pernicious end”. Akeredolu said Emefiele acted irresponsibly on the naira redesign policy, noting that the...
Seven state governments controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Taraba, and Sokoto - have withdrawn the suit seeking the disqualification of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola...
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has reported a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N82.3 billion in 2022. The company made this known via its annual report issued on Friday by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina. This, the company...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, of introducing the naira redesign policy to help the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) win the 2023 general election. El-Rufai said Emefiele...
Delta State chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have affirmed their support for the governorship candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Sheriff Oborevwori. The NLC and TUC said they had...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the resignation of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, for misleading President Muhammadu Buhari to defy...
A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, says he has not dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Fayose said he still remains a "bonafide" member of the PDP, noting that he did not resign from the opposition party but...